Morane-Saulnier Type L

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The Morane-Saulnier Type L was a French World War I parasol-wing monoplane used primarily for reconnaissance and early fighter duties.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Morane-Saulnier Type L canonical 3
Morane-Saulnier 1
Morane-Saulnier L 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
parasol-wing monoplane ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory two-seat observation aircraft ⓘ
aircraftType monoplane ⓘ
airframeMaterial wood and fabric ⓘ
armamentRole early fighter ⓘ
category French military aircraft ⓘ
World War I French aircraft ⓘ
parasol-wing aircraft ⓘ
single-engined tractor aircraft ⓘ
cockpitType open cockpit ⓘ
controlSurfaces ailerons on wing ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
crewConfiguration pilot and observer ⓘ
engineConfiguration single-engine ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
enteredService 1914 ⓘ
era 1910s ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1913 ⓘ
fuselageConstruction wooden structure ⓘ
fuselageCovering fabric-covered ⓘ
landingGearType fixed landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Morane-Saulnier ⓘ
notableFeature parasol-mounted wing above fuselage ⓘ
notableUse early attempts at forward-firing armament ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
periodOfUse early World War I ⓘ
primaryRole reconnaissance ⓘ
propulsion tractor propeller ⓘ
secondaryRole fighter ⓘ
successor Morane-Saulnier Type LA ⓘ
Morane-Saulnier Type P ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tailplane ⓘ
usedBy Austro-Hungarian Aviation Troops ⓘ
French Air Service ⓘ
linked to: French Air Force

German Air Service ⓘ
Imperial Russian Air Service ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
usedFor aerial reconnaissance ⓘ
artillery spotting ⓘ
light bombing ⓘ
usedInConflict World War I ⓘ
wingConfiguration parasol wing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Reginald Warneford → operatedAircraft → Morane-Saulnier Type L ⓘ
Destruction of Zeppelin LZ 37 → involvedAircraft → Morane-Saulnier Type L ⓘ
Morane-Saulnier Type L → manufacturer → Morane-Saulnier ⓘ
linked to: Morane-Saulnier Type L
Morane-Saulnier Type L → successor → Morane-Saulnier Type LA ⓘ
linked to: Morane-Saulnier Type L
Morane-Saulnier Type L → successor → Morane-Saulnier Type P ⓘ
linked to: Morane-Saulnier Type L
Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine → usedOnAircraft → Morane-Saulnier L ⓘ
linked to: Morane-Saulnier Type L
Raymond Saulnier → designed → Morane-Saulnier Type L ⓘ